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Episode 246: Erotic Poetry Night V (Smut, Actually)!
Episode 246 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. This week features our 5th annual Erotic Poetry Night, featuring… Naomi Butterfield Ephraim Scott Sommers Diane Turgeon Richardson Wilson Santos Stephanie Rizzo Brian Downes Rachel Kolman Lisa Roney Madison Strake Bernath & your host, John… Continue reading
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Episode 245: Tom McAllister!
Episode 245 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to the novelist and memoirist Tom McAllister about structuring long-form fiction, the mystery of love, the addictive horrors of football, and other important matters. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Follow Bookmark It on Facebook to… Continue reading
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Episode 244: Lily Brooks-Dalton!
Episode 244 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to the novelist and memoirist Lily Brooks-Dalton. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES According to Buzzfeed, Roxanne Gay has pulled her forthcoming book, How to Be Heard, from Simon and Shuster. Episode 244 of… Continue reading
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Episode 243: Joy Harjo, Kim Addonizio, and Paul Lisicky!
Episode 243 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to the poet Joy Harjo, the poet and fiction and creative nonfiction writer Kim Addonizio, and the memoirist Paul Lisicky. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES On Sunday, February 5th, The Drunken Odyssey will be… Continue reading
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Episode 242: Ann Hood and Art Spiegelman!
Episode 242 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer Ann Hood, and the graphic novelist Art Spiegelman. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Monica Crowley, Donald Trump’s choice for senior director of communications for the National Security Council, is… Continue reading
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Episode 241: A Craft Discussion About Jennie Jarvis’s Crafting the Character Arc, with Vanessa Blakeslee!
Episode 241 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Jennie Jarvis’s Crafting the Character Arc: A Practical Guide to Character Creation and Development. Plus Scott Hoffman reads his essay, “I read Ethan Frome every January.” TEXTS DISCUSSED Episode… Continue reading
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Episode 240: Irvine Welsh!
Episode 240 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer Irvine Welsh about his latest novel, A Decent Ride, Edinburgh as a character, the influence of climate and populace on characterization, and the way to balance… Continue reading
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Episode 239: Rita Dove and Robert Pinsky!
Episode 239 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to the poets Rita Dove and Robert Pinsky, and share the reading they gave together at Miami Book Fair International. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Listen to my previous interview with Robert… Continue reading
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Episode 237: Glendaliz Camacho!
Episode 237 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer Glendaliz Camacho near the end of her residency at the Kerouac House in Orlando. NOTES Check out Glendaliz’s work: Pigeons (short story) Full Battle Rattle (personal essay)… Continue reading
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